genus monilia

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   genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofMoniliaceae

Questions about genus monilia

What does genus monilia mean?

genus monilia means "genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida".

Is genus monilia a common word?

genus monilia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.